Pauley, Jerome H. (1939 – 2011)

PAULEY, WESSELS, LANGENFELD, PARKER, ROYAL, FULLERTON, BISSEN, WEIS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/26/2013 at 18:54:46

Name of deceased: Jerome Hobart Pauley

Aged: 72 yrs, 4 mo, 17 days

Residence: Earling, IA

Born: July 20, 1939, Panama, IA

Died: Dec. 7, 2011, Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Earling, IA; Rev. Chris Fontanini celebrated. Burial was at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Earling, IA.

Survived by: Children: Rick Pauley (spouse, Peg) of Earling, IA, Kim (spouse, Jim) Wessels of Marble Rock, IA, Gary Pauley (spouse, Karen) of Parker, SD, Tim Pauley (spouse, Sandy) of LeMars, IA, Julie (spouse, George) Langenfeld of Harlan, IA, Jayne (spouse, Bruce) Parker of Smithland, IA, and Anne Pauley of Earling, IA; 15 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother, Lee Pauley (spouse, Linda) of St. Cloud, MN; sisters, Gloria (spouse, Marvin) Royal of Orlando, FL, and Donna Fullerton of Arlington Heights, IL; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Albert and Cyrilla (nee Bissen) Pauley; wife of 43 years, Betty (deceased March 26, 2003); grandson, Nathan Parker.

Education: Graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Earling, IA, where he was an all-county basketball player.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Elizabeth "Betty" Weis, Aug. 11, 1959, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Earling, IA

Employment: After high school, Jerome moved to Omaha, NE and worked at the Corn State Laboratory during the day; he delivered groceries at night. He returned to Shelby County and worked on local farms outside of Defiance and Denison until 1963. In 1967, Jerome started working at Farmland and retired in 2004 after 37 years. He continued to farm full-time until the fall of this year.

Hobbies/Interests: Was a basketball referee and officiated many games and announced at several tournaments. He enjoyed bowling and occasionally going to the casinos

Sources: pauleyjones.com